#mariupol

[humusboii2thereturnoftheking]

I think it’s telling that the people most dedicated to accusing Israel of genocide constantly use footage from Syria, Ukraine, Sudan, or just straight up AI.

[folklorespring]

Kestrels and Mariupol

Post by Oleh Prysiazhniuk/last bird picture Oleh Prysiazhniuk took in Mariupol; kestrel on February 12, 2022/"Kestrel" ("Boryviter") mosaic by Alla Horska, created in 1967 in Mariupol/same mosaic destroyed during russian invasion/mosaic recreated in 2025

[canberramaidan]

russians celebrate the murder of tens of thousands of peaceful Mariupol residents with a mural reading "for the liberation of Mariupol." Inhuman sickness — to "liberate" a city of its own people and then brag about it.

[sonyaheaneyauthor]

Russia’s supporters point to a few new buildings in Mariupol as proof all is well.

But why did a thriving city need rebuilding?

Because Russia spent months leveling it and killing up to 88k people.

You don’t get credit for bandaging a body you just shot.

[that-is-who-you-are]

Could not agree more

STOP SUPPORTING rUSSIAN CULTURE, there's nothing exciting about it, they killed and tortured millions of people throughout their history, to present themselves as that "great" nation, of course the'll seem like that,when there's no one else left.

CULTURE IS POLITICS

[tripleratskill]

you know, it kinda sucks to hear about your hometown a lot in the news, especially back in the day, but for all the wrong reasons. Oh Mariupol — one of the greatest tragedies of this war. The tyranny, the painful memories of what we could have had stripped away in an instant. I never had any concrete dreams but I had a plan for my future there, now — gone. I don't know what to even do. It is disgusting what happened to the city. All warmth I had about it is gone, now just a tear breaking nostalgia. Yes my school still stands — now it is riddled with propaganda, first thing these nazis did was cover all Ukrainian symbolism there. My home is still standing — I am not there anymore, everything about it now is just painful to think about. Cold scary nights and days in complete isolation from the outside world, thinking I would die at any moment, thinking that my best friend is dead, crying over everyone I know who doesn't know where I am and if something happened, loud sounds: tanks, grenades, aviation, shelling, bombing, anything, constantly, every day, thinking my only family here could be dead when I am home alone when they haven't returned for the whole day, screams in agony of people who got injured, dead bodies on the streets, lack of proper food(thankfully we didn't run out).

If you think that russians are building a better society there, think again, because in no way in hell this is a logical conclusion to get to. "russian speaking communities were oppressed by Ukrainian government" no we weren't, I tell you this as a person who spoke solely russian in my family and with fiends. We were in 0 danger from Ukraine's side but in all by russians. I didn't have a problem speaking russian before, I was born like that, it was normal. Now I only speak this language with family and close friends, in no way I'm going to be using it openly on the internet. "Oh but they are building new houses there" they were the ones to destroy them. All of them. Now they are moving their people in there. They are proud of what they've done. Sounds like Generalplan Ost of modern times to me. And I'm also going to mention that's the same thing USSR was doing back then too. Occupation, erasure of cultures. russia is a colonial empire. It will be for as long as it has all its current territory.

I became dull to all these memories, they don't seem real or matter that much to me, when they should. I am not going to be the one to downplay this war. It is horrifying.

[radaghastly]

This is the flag that once used to hang above the Azovstal metallurgy plant in Mariupol. Both the city and the plant were completely destroyed, the flag was damaged by the constant shelling, and yet, it’s still here.

Слава Україні. Героям слава.

(Local Conflicts Museum, Kyiv, Ukraine)

[o-nexis]

"March 16, 2022. On the ground near the theater, large letters spelling out the word "CHILDREN" were visible - but this did not stop the russian murderers from committing a terrible terrorist attack in peaceful Mariupol exactly three years ago.

The russian occupiers dropped a bomb on the Drama Theater. This tragic place at that time became a refuge for many Mariupol residents seeking protection from the endless bombardment.

The number of victims is still impossible to determine for sure. However, it is estimated that between 300 and 600 innocent civilians died that day.